The resumption of production by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is also one of the important conditions for the East China government to regard Shanghai as a frontier port base for the British and French Expeditionary Forces. Because only when Shanghai has the basic maintenance capabilities of warships can it be the conditions for the East China government to fight against the British and French Expeditionary Forces. Otherwise, even if the warship is fully repaired, the ship would have to be towed back to Qingdao, and such a frontier port base would be meaningless.

The landing in Japan and the evacuation of overseas Chinese in Java were carried out at the same time, so the navy's fleet would be divided into two groups and operated separately.

The Java evacuation operation actually led to the decisive battle of the British Far East Fleet, so the assigned warships are also strong, and five battleships will be dispatched, including the latest Ganjiang, Moye, Weiyang, Boyang and Feiyang. In addition to the Fuyang, which does not have practical combat capabilities, these five battleships are indeed the strongest warships in the People's Army Navy.

The British Far East Fleet has a total of 8 battleships, including 6 Old Man Stars and 2 Centurion-class. However, the Centurion-class is a second-class battleship and is not strong in combat power. The Old Man Stars are a simplified and improved majestic type. Although it maintains majestic armament, it weakens the armor and only increases the endurance.

Overall, although the British Far East Fleet has 8 battleships, its strength is not strong. Compared with the current eight battleships of the East China government, it is obviously at a disadvantage. Although the British Empire's navy has the tradition of fighting against the enemy, if the enemy's strength is too strong, it is not necessary to fight and will not fight easily. Therefore, the People's Army only dispatched 5 battleships, which made the British Fleet think that it has the power to fight and take the initiative to fight. The People's Army Navy can take advantage of this opportunity to severely damage the British Fleet, and also weaken part of the Expeditionary Force's strength before the Expeditionary Force arrived.

In addition to battleships, the Java evacuation fleet also dispatched two armored cruisers, the Jinan and Tianjin, as well as two large protective cruisers, the Qingzhou and Yizhou, the 1st and 4th cruisers, the 1st and 3rd destroyers, and 16 transport and supplementary ships.

The flagship is the Yueyang ship that crosses the warships, and the commander-in-chief of this claw evacuation operation is Wang Hailong. If the battle with the British Far East Fleet, the Yueyang ship will not participate in the war, but will provide shooting unit guidance for the warships participating in the war. This is mainly because the fleet is strong enough and there is no need to cross the warships to participate in the war. In addition, it also allows the navy to accumulate combat experience.

Relatively speaking, the fleet landed on Japan's combat is much weaker, mainly the USS Ocean, the USS Osaka, and the 4 Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships. The strength of the Japanese fleet is now very weak, and there is not a single battleship, and the main force is only two armored cruisers. Therefore, the main method of landing on Japan is an amphibious landing battle. The naval fleet combat will basically not occur. The role of warships is mainly to provide escort and fire support for the landing troops.

Although the USS Ocean and Ouyang are also battleships, they have great flaws in their original design. The ships are over 15 years old and are already outdated models. In the past, because the navy had only these two battleships, they had to pull two large armored cruisers in to make up the numbers, so they can only be said to be used for counterfeiting. But now, even the self-made and captives have already had 8 battleships, so these two battleships can naturally retreat to the second line.

However, as firepower support warships for bombardment on the other side, these two warships are qualified because both warships have three dual-mounted 280mm main guns. Originally, the four main guns at the head and tail were 35-diameter times the distance, and the two main guns in the middle were only 30-diameter times the distance, so the six main guns cannot use the same firing unit. However, when the East China government transformed these two warships, the main guns in the front and rear were replaced at 30-diameter times the distance. Although the power has decreased, the same firing unit can be used for volleys, and the actual combat efficiency has been improved.

If the Ocean Ship is still unsatisfactory, then the four Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships are the last surplus value. Originally, these four warships have basically reached their retirement period and have been delegated to the reserve service. It was just that the East China government sent troops to participate in the war. It was the time when the ship was used that the four warships were re-organized into active service and assigned to the Marine Corps. However, these four ironclad ships are still usable as floating turrets at sea. They played their due role in the three landing operations of the East China government.

Of course, these six warships can complete the task of fire support, and the escort is a bit overwhelming. Although the firepower and armor can still fight, the speed is too slow. The Ocean and the Ocean only have 16 knots, while the four ironclad ships are somewhat immune to strength even 12 knots. Japan also has two armored cruisers with speeds above 20 knots. Therefore, the Navy drew the newly established Second Armored Cruiser Detachment to the landing fleet. They can participate in bombardment on the other side and fire support, but also escort the landing ships.

There are also the 5th and 6th cruiser detachments, the 2th and 4th destroyers detachments, as well as 8 landing ships and 8 warships. The crossing warships will dispatch two, namely the Xiangyang ship and the Huaihua ship.

It turned out that after occupying Shanghai, Luo Yue was thinking about the combat plan of landing in Japan. Although the purpose of this landing war was not occupation, it was different from the landing war in Zhennanpu. That time, he retreated and only stayed on the Korean Peninsula for more than 10 days. This time, he had to fight for at least 6 months on the Japanese mainland. In addition, this landing war was mainly destruction and also plundered Japan's wealth and population. Therefore, it is very important to choose the landing location. It should not only be suitable for landing war, but also be conducive to defense, establishing temporary frontier bases, and have enough space to accumulate plundered items, population, etc., as well as temporary troops stationed and ready to land in other areas.

Japan is a country with extremely long coastline, so there are many suitable places for landing, but it is more difficult to choose, and there is enough space. In addition, there is another condition, which is to land on Honsawa Island. Japan is an island country with four main islands, Honsawa Island, Kyusawa Island, Shikoku Island, and Hokkaido Island. Among them, Honsawa Island has the largest area, accounting for more than 60% of Japan's area. More than 80% of Japan's major cities, industrial areas, and commercial areas are on Honsawa Island. Therefore, only by landing on Honsawa Island can it pose enough threats and attacks to Japan.

However, Luo Yue believes that it is possible to consider landing in a peninsula-like area, and use the narrow terrain of the peninsula to arrange defense lines. As long as the road leading to the peninsula is guarded, there is enough space to set up front bases. Moreover, the peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, which is also conducive to warships providing fire support to landing troops at sea.

The coastline of the island in the continent is very decaying, and there are many peninsulas. Therefore, after screening by Luo Yue and the staff, it was finally confirmed that the Izu Peninsula was the most suitable place to reach the peninsula.

The Noden Peninsula is the largest peninsula on the side of Honshu Island next to the Sea of ​​Japan. It is located in the north-central part of Honshu Island. The entire peninsula is in an inverted "l" shape, with a total length of about 80 kilometers, with a narrowest part of only 10 kilometers and a widest part of no more than 20 kilometers. The terrain is mainly shallow hills, which is very suitable for position defense; the Izu Peninsula is located on the side of Honshu Island next to the Pacific part of Honshu Island, located in the middle and eastern part of Honshu Island. It is about 240 kilometers away from the Noden Peninsula, with a total length of about 60 kilometers and a narrowest part of about 15 kilometers.

From a geographical point of view, the Neng Peninsula is located on the side of the Sea of ​​Japan and is close to the East China government, which is conducive to transportation and economic support. However, the disadvantage is that the surrounding areas are not found and there are large cities. Therefore, the People's Army set the Neng Peninsula as a frontier base. If you want to attack and harass other places, it will be much more troublesome, but the difficulty of logging in will definitely be less difficult.

The situation on the Izu Peninsula is just the opposite. Although the Fuji Line is about 500 kilometers long, its strategic location is far better than the Nodo Peninsula, because most of the big cities on Honshu Island are distributed on the side of the Pacific Ocean. The coastal areas within 100 kilometers of the Izu Peninsula are Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka and other major cities, within 200 kilometers, including Nagoya, Tsu City, etc. If the People's Army occupy the Izu Peninsula, it will pose a great threat to Japan. However, because of this, the defense of the Izu Peninsula must be stronger than that of the Nodo Peninsula, and the difficulty of landing is naturally greater.

But in this way, these two candidate locations have their own advantages and disadvantages, so it is difficult to choose. After repeated thinking, Luo Yue formulated a new combat plan, with Nodeng Peninsula as the first candidate and Izu Peninsula as the second candidate. This sort is not either one or the other, but the order is successively, that is, Luo Yue’s plan is to land on Nodeng Peninsula first and then on the Izu Peninsula.

The advantage of this is that landing on the peninsula is relatively simple and easy to succeed. Although landing on the peninsula poses a smaller threat to Japan, Japan cannot ignore it. Once the People's Army successfully lands on the peninsula, Japan will inevitably dispatch troops to encircle and attack, and the defense of the Izu Peninsula will naturally relax. At this time, the People's Army is dispatching another landing force to land on the Izu Peninsula, which will be much easier. In this way, the People's Army can cooperate with each other on the two peninsulas and fight in concert. Of course, the threat to Japan will be more destructive. It is only possible to rely on the Marine Corps to complete such a large combat plan. At least two divisions are needed. In addition, two crossing warships are needed to serve as command ships, because the fleet will be divided into two parts and their strength is dispersed. The remaining two armored cruisers in Japan can still pose a certain threat to the People's Army, and they need to warn through warships.
Chapter completed!